Costa Rica: ICITAP Partners with Department of Forensic Sciences to Present at International Association of Forensic Sciences Triennial Conference in Sydney, Australia

On November 19, ICITAP partnered with delegates from the Costa Rica Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) to present a workshop at the 23rd International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS) triennial conference in Sydney, Australia. The IAFS encompasses academics and practicing professionals in the forensic specialties. Since 1957, the IAFS has delivered an international meeting every three years to allow the forensic community to meet and exchange ideas. The workshop, titled “An Impactful Approach to Forensic Management,” highlighted the ways in which the DFS has utilized ICITAP support to overcome obstacles and become a regional role model for laboratories throughout Latin America. Topics included achieving international accreditation, Lean Six Sigma process improvement methodologies, establishment of the DFS Project Management Office, change management culture, the ICITAP Leadership Academy, and the ICITAP partnership with the Iberoamerican Academy of Criminalistics and Forensic Studies (AICEF). Attendees represented seven countries, including Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, Sweden, Ukraine, Jamaica, and the US, including Puerto Rico.